Folding umbrella.



No. 811,948. PATENTED PEB. 6, 1906.

J. EL NBVIN.

FOLDNG UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 19M.

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:UNITE SAIES PATENT y onrion.

J @HN H. NEVIN, OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

i FOLDING UMBFELLA.

ivo. 811,948.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

To al?, whom t 11i/ty concern:

Be it known that I, JonN H. NEvIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in umbrellas, and articularly to an umbrella which can be folded and packed in any ordinary hand-bag or suit-case, thus overcoming the inconvenience of carrying it in the hand or strapping it fast to a suit-case.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details of construction, as will appear hereinafter and iinally pointed out in the claim.

I will now describe my invention, reference bein@F had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side view of the frame of my improved umbrella with part of the bows or ribs removed and the covering represented by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a broken side elevation of one of my folding bows or ribs in its open or normal position. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the same, showing the bow or rib in the folded or closed position. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the annular slide or clasp for holding the joint rigidly when in the open position. Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the handle, showing the joint detached.

In the drawings similar letters of reference jindicate corresponding parts in the different ".Oures.

CA represents the handle, which with the exception of the screw-joint c is like the handle of any ordinary umbrella, being provided with the same means for receiving the bows or ribs and stretchers as other umbrellas now in use. The bows or ribs are made in two parts c and d, which are preferably hinged together, as shown at c. In order to hold the bows or ribs in the o v en position, I provide an annular slide or c asp f, which embraces the oint and prevents it from folding u`v when the umbrella is in use. Secured to this slide or clasp is the stretcher g, which raises and lowers the bows or ribs. A suitable stop h is provided on the bow or rib to revent the slide or clasp Vfrom slipping whi e the uinbrella is in the open position.

'The inner section d of the bow or rib may be enlarged at or near the joint, (not shown,) which would cause the slide or clasp to'have better hold when the umbrella is open.

I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown for the bows or ribs or the particular slide or clasp employed, as I am aware that several modifications might be made and used without departing from the nature of my invention.

The operation of my improved umbrella is as follows: For common use it is opened and closed in the same manner as the ordinary umbrella; but when it is desired to close it up for the purpose of acking it the umbrella is closed as ordinariljy. Taking hold of the handle with the left hand and the runner on the handle to which the stretchers are secured with the right, you simplypush the runner toward the top of the umbrella, which movement causes the slides or clasps to become disengaged from the joint, permitting them to slip up near the top or inner end of the bows or ribs. You then simply turn the outer ends of the bows or ribs up over the other section of the bows or ribs, as shown in Fig. 3. After this has been done you unscrew the handle and lay it on the other part of the umbrella, and you have a very neat and com act package, which will for a thirty inch um rella require but a fifteen-inch space to pack it away.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- In a folding umbrella, the combination of a sectional handle adapted to be screwed together, of sectional bows or ribs secured to said handle and provided with a single hingejoint, together with an annular slide or clasp for embracing the joint and preventing the bows or ribs from folding when the umbrella is in use, all substantially as and. for the purposes shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN H. NEVIN.

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